WORLD SERIES
OF POKER®
2008: BATTLE
FOR THE
BRACELETS
SHIPS TO
RETAIL
STORES
NATIONWIDE
Minneapolis,
MN –
September
25, 2007 –
Raise the
ante! World
Series of
Poker® 2008:
Battle for
the
Bracelets
has shipped
to retailers
nationwide
from
Activision
Publishing,
Inc., a
wholly owned
subsidiary
of
Activision,
Inc. (Nasdaq:
ATVI). The
game
features
Phil "The
Poker Brat"
Hellmuth Jr
-- owner of
a world
record
eleven WSOP
bracelets --
in a special
"Beat The
Brat"
Heads-Up
mode and
thrusts
players deep
into the
high-stakes
world of
tournament
poker to
face off
against
other A-list
pros such as
Johnny Chan,
Chris
“Jesus”
Ferguson,
and Mike
“The Mouth”
Matusow on
the quest to
win the
championship
bracelet for
the $10,000
Main Event
and over
$60MM in
total prize
money.
“World
Series of
Poker 2008:
Battle for
the
Bracelets
allows
gamers to
challenge
all of their
favorite
poker pros
in one of
the largest
sporting
events in
the world,”
said David
Oxford,
Activision
Publishing,
Inc. “We are
proud to
deliver
intense
poker
tournament
action to
gamers who
want to
experience
the
high-stakes
competition
of
championship
poker from
the comfort
of their
homes.”
In World
Series of
Poker 2008:
Battle for
the
Bracelets,
the #1 poker
video game
franchise
returns as
players
challenge
over 30 of
the world’s
top poker
champions.
With intense
heads-up
tournament
play,
expansive
poker
tutorials,
and strategy
clips from
Phil
Hellmuth’s
Ultimate
White to
Black Belt
Course as
produced by
iAmplifyVegas.com,
players can
learn from
the very
best in the
industry and
take on all
opponents in
real-world
locations
such as Las
Vegas and
New Orleans.
World Series
of Poker
2008: Battle
for the
Bracelets is
available on
the Xbox
360™ video
game and
entertainment
system from
Microsoft
and
PLAYSTATION®3
computer
entertainment
system for a
suggested
retail price
of $49.99,
the
PlayStation®2
computer
entertainment
system, PSP®
(PlayStation®
Portable)
system and
Nintendo DS™
for $29.99,
and the PC
for $19.99.
The game is
rated “T”
(Teen) by
the ESRB.
For more
information
on World
Series of
Poker 2008:
Battle for
the
Bracelets
please visit
www.BeatTheBrat.com.
About
Activision,
Inc.
Headquartered
in Santa
Monica,
California,
Activision,
Inc. is a
leading
worldwide
developer,
publisher
and
distributor
of
interactive
entertainment
and leisure
products.
Founded in
1979,
Activision
posted net
revenues of
$1.5 billion
for the
fiscal year
ended March
31, 2007.
Activision
maintains
operations
in the U.S.,
Canada, the
United
Kingdom,
France,
Germany,
Ireland,
Italy,
Scandinavia,
Spain, the
Netherlands,
Australia,
Japan and
South Korea.
More
information
about
Activision
and its
products can
be found on
the
company's
World Wide
Web site,
which is
located at
www.activision.com.
This World
Series of
Poker game
includes
trademarks
owned by
Harrah's
License
Company,
LLC. and
used under
license. All
rights
reserved.